Gleaming the Cube
An Orange County teenager's laid-back life of ditching class and skating abandoned pools is upended when someone close to him dies. The police rule the death a suicide, but the grieving skater believes it was murder. With only a skateboard as his tool, he takes on the case to uncover the truth.
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Graeme Clifford
Marilyn Bailey
Dennis M. White
Frank Capra III
Daniel R. Suhart
Al Nicholson
Stacy Peralta
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GenerationofSwine
Yeah, it's not the best movie. It could actually be a lot better... but it is entertaining as all.... heck? Even if you aren't hip to the whole skater thing, this is a seriously fun movie to watch in the cheap 80s action/adventure kind of way. It has a compelling enough police drama vide, even if most of the action is centered around skateboarding... which is also fun to watch. I honestly think a lot of the distaste comes from the fact that it is capitalizing on what was, in the 80s, seen as a passing fad. But the story is still solid for what it is. It has a good message about family ties. It has actual character growth. The story is something that Hollywood has forgotten to do lately, make a compelling narrative. But this somehow manages to accomplish that and still, you know, exploit the skater phenomenon that was sweeping the nation at the time.
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The directors of Gleaming the Cube are Graeme Clifford, Marilyn Bailey, Dennis M. White, Frank Capra III, Daniel R. Suhart, Al Nicholson, and Stacy Peralta.
The cast of Gleaming the Cube includes Christian Slater as Brian Kelly, Arsenio Trinidad as Other Nguyen, Art Chudabala as Vinh Kelly, Steven Bauer as Al Lucero, Max Perlich as Yabbo, F. William Parker as Motel Manager, Tony Hawk as Buddy, Jack Riley as Homeowner, Ed Lauter as Mr. Kelly, Richard Herd as Ed Lawndale, Kieu Chinh as Madame Trac, Buddy Joe Hooker as Corvette Driver, and more.
The duration of Gleaming the Cube is 1h 46 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Gleaming the Cube trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Gleaming the Cube was released on 13 Jan 1989.
Gleaming the Cube is listed under Crime, Thriller, and Action on Fanbiz.
Gleaming the Cube has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 10.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Yeah, it's not the best movie. It could actually be a lot better... but it is entertaining as all.... heck? Even if you aren't hip to the whole skater thing, this is a seriou..."
